Best Time to Drive from Brooklyn to Hillsborough

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Brooklyn to Hillsborough by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	78	82	85	85	85	86	86	87	91	93	99	99	91	83	81	80
Tue	71	78	81	86	86	86	88	87	86	91	101	101	101	96	86	83	81
Wed	71	80	81	85	85	87	89	88	89	94	102	105	106	96	88	84	82
Thu	71	79	82	85	85	86	87	87	90	99	109	109	111	105	93	85	83
Fri	71	77	82	85	85	86	86	90	95	110	116	119	115	102	90	85	83
Sat	71	70	72	77	79	84	88	89	92	92	87	85	85	84	84	85	83
Sun	73	71	70	72	77	78	80	83	84	87	85	84	83	83	82	83	83

About this drive

On weekdays the 50-mile drive from Brooklyn to Hillsborough (via NY-440 South and I-278 South and I-278 West) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 119 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 6 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 90 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2 pm on Saturdays (92 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (33 to 45 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Brooklyn to central Hillsborough along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Brooklyn to Hillsborough?

On weekdays, leave before 6 am. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 119 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Brooklyn to Hillsborough?

The 50-mile drive usually takes 71 to 119 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 90 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Brooklyn to Hillsborough?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 119 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	78	82	85	85	85	86	86	87	91	93	99	99	91	83	81	80
Tue	71	78	81	86	86	86	88	87	86	91	101	101	101	96	86	83	81
Wed	71	80	81	85	85	87	89	88	89	94	102	105	106	96	88	84	82
Thu	71	79	82	85	85	86	87	87	90	99	109	109	111	105	93	85	83
Fri	71	77	82	85	85	86	86	90	95	110	116	119	115	102	90	85	83
Sat	71	70	72	77	79	84	88	89	92	92	87	85	85	84	84	85	83
Sun	73	71	70	72	77	78	80	83	84	87	85	84	83	83	82	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	78	82	85	85	85	86	86	87	91	93	99	99	91	83	81	80
Tue	71	78	81	86	86	86	88	87	86	91	101	101	101	96	86	83	81
Wed	71	80	81	85	85	87	89	88	89	94	102	105	106	96	88	84	82
Thu	71	79	82	85	85	86	87	87	90	99	109	109	111	105	93	85	83
Fri	71	77	82	85	85	86	86	90	95	110	116	119	115	102	90	85	83
Sat	71	70	72	77	79	84	88	89	92	92	87	85	85	84	84	85	83
Sun	73	71	70	72	77	78	80	83	84	87	85	84	83	83	82	83	83

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	72	78	82	85	85	85	86	86	87	91	93	99	99	91	83	81	80
Tue	71	78	81	86	86	86	88	87	86	91	101	101	101	96	86	83	81
Wed	71	80	81	85	85	87	89	88	89	94	102	105	106	96	88	84	82
Thu	71	79	82	85	85	86	87	87	90	99	109	109	111	105	93	85	83
Fri	71	77	82	85	85	86	86	90	95	110	116	119	115	102	90	85	83
Sat	71	70	72	77	79	84	88	89	92	92	87	85	85	84	84	85	83
Sun	73	71	70	72	77	78	80	83	84	87	85	84	83	83	82	83	83